Five Links On Friday: Exam Stress

One of the big trends for universities this summer is providing physical spaces for students to reduce their exam stress. There are some more traditional efforts, such as mediation classes and exam advice, but we’ve also seen universities offering free breakfasts, bouncy castles, and ball pools for students who want to clear their minds before tackling the hard work of academic endeavour.

But one theme seems to come up again and again in these de-stressing tactics: cute animals.

We’ve seen several examples of universities using puppies to de-stress students, like the University of Bristol:

And finally, as part of our Events theme for this month, here are a few things coming up that you might want to take a look at (including the livestream for Tracy’s talk at Confab Central in Minneapolis today/tonight):